01 Leaving the Witness In Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life, Amber Scorah takes the reader into her confidences...

Beach Read is a gem for your light fiction-escapism-pandemic-era reading list.

01 Goddess in the Machine 02 Beach Read 03 A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

ear Emmie Blue is satisfying, heartwarming escapism without inspiring any irritation at too-convenient or outlandish events.

Three Wackily Different Books I'm Reading Right Now 01 Dear Emmie Blue 02 Network Effect 03 The House in the Cerulean Sea

01 The Vanishing Half 02 Florence Adler Swims Forever 03 Blacktop Wasteland 04 Utopia Avenue 05 When These Mountains Burn 06 This Is All He

Six books in Nordic settings to knock your socks off.

Lydia had planned to spend the rest of her life with her fiance; now she's coming to terms with his recent and tragic loss.

There are not many surprises here, but Center offers great escapism into a close-knit Galveston, TX, community.

Six Riveting Time-Travel Escapes

It's an excellent setup for a romantic comedy of a book with enough heartache that your teeth don't hurt from the sweetness.

Zelda has to figure out what it means to live her own legend. (I loved this book.)

Luna has a unique and lovely voice and is an irresistibly odd bird of a twelve-year-old girl.

Joanna and Gabe are inextricably drawn to each other and into Ursa's magically imagined world.

Bea and her friends-like-family NYC network of loved ones, including her therapist Miriam, are endearing and wonderful.

This alternate-reality story is really about loyalty and devoted friendship, and it doesn't fall back on easy resolutions.

This book is Yip-Williams's powerful farewell to her family, but it's also valuable for anyone considering meaning in their own life.

This is a quick read that addresses serious matters—betrayal, loyalty, duty, trust, and love, with a little sleuthing and romance.

There were a million ways this story could have felt less real and messy and fascinating. But it was just wonderful.

I only wished this were longer so I could spend more time in Sheldon's head and in his company. I adored it.